I didn’t grow up playing football. I wanted to be a basketball player.
I’m a big Knicks fan, and I will tell a professional basketball player that they suck because they didn’t do what I wanted them to do.
I don’t want no distractions on Melo. So therefore I’m going to home-school him and make him the best basketball player ever.
I always just take pride in being a basketball player.
It’s amazing, the things you learn, the experiences you go through, the feeling of being like a rock star that goes with being a University of Kentucky basketball player. Just the ability to feel fame for the first time – that’s something Kentucky gives you.
It’s just something I pride myself on as a basketball player, having that knowledge, being the guy who can go to any situation and make the situation better for that team.
I always wanted to present myself well and express my style with my clothes, as well as who I was as a basketball player.
When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it’s time for me to move away from the game.
When people asked me back then what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said a basketball player, and I meant it. But I loved going to the movies.
My job is to get out there and try to become the best basketball player I can be.
When I have basketball camps and I tell kids my story, they’re like, ‘You played in Maine? In Israel? You did this and that?’ I experienced a lot, and I feel like it made me not only the person I am today, but the basketball player I am.
Every basketball player wants to wear their team’s throwback jerseys.
I think anything’s possible for me with my attitude and my desire to want to get better every single day as a person and as a basketball player, I think anything’s possible for me.
I’ve never allowed my political life, or my life as a basketball player, to define the totality of my humanity or my personality.
I have the same routine every day just to make me a better basketball player, and I’m going to continue the routine just to see where it gets me and how I can reach my potential.
I remember when I was in third grade, I was in a classroom, and the teacher said, ‘What do you want to do when you get older?’ We were going around the room. I said, ‘I want to be a professional basketball player.’ She’s like, ‘That’s not realistic.’ I thought to myself, ‘OK, watch.’
Kobe Bryant is my favorite basketball player. He takes risks. He goes for the shot. He isn’t cautious with whatever he does.
People will come up to me and want to take pictures with me because I’m Lauren’s husband, and not a basketball player.
Not only is Rip Hamilton an outstanding basketball player, he is also known for giving back to his community.
Prince never, ever mentioned it except to say he wished he was taller so he could play basketball. He was actually a really great basketball player.
I’ve spent too much of my life being made to feel like there’s something wrong with me. And no matter how much support I felt as a basketball player at Baylor, it still doesn’t erase all the pain I felt there.
I feel lucky. I feel blessed. If you get blessed with some ability, I think you have to work hard at it. Michael Jordan was a great basketball player, but he wasn’t the best shooter, even though he had the skill, and he had to work and work at it.
If you’re a basketball player, you’ve got to shoot.
You can do whatever you want. If you want to be a singer, author, book writer, basketball player, you just have to put the time in.
Michael Jordan was a tremendous basketball player.
I love to cook like a mad man. If I could do it all over again? I would be a NBA basketball player.
I’m a basketball player. I can play the whole game. Of course, when you get older, it’s a little bit tougher, but whatever.
Whether you’re tall and you play a basketball player, or overweight and you play somebody who is dealing with the issues behind the weight, we all have to pull from real life to make those performances authentic.
In my first film, I was a basketball player. Like every good actor, I lied when they asked me if I could play.
Once I feel like I know my teammates, know where everybody is going to be, being a basketball player will allow me to attack from anywhere on the court, get better shots and facilitate.
It’s very important to know how to dribble and pass and catch and cut at a very high level if you want to be a good basketball player.
It was my mom who pushed me. My mom actually pushed my dad to train me. My dad knows what it takes to play at this level and be a really good basketball player, and he just wanted me to make the choice for myself.
I just feel like I’m a basketball player. I don’t really have a position. I can play inside. I can play out. So whatever a team needs, I think I got it.
I’m just a basketball player going out there and trying to get wins.
People see the scoring, and oftentimes, that’s all they think about with me, but I try to get better at all aspects my the game and become a better basketball player.
I was a very passionate basketball player, really enjoyed the sport. I played it my entire life.
I did pursue to be a good basketball player.
It’s funny because I think everybody when they see me, the first thing they say is, ‘Man, you could have been a heck of a basketball player.’ My response is, ‘I have a heck of a life.’ Basketball is such a minute thing in the big picture. I almost passed away at 21 years old.
I think I’m changing the game. In that sense, I’m what Steph Curry is to basketball. Don’t get me wrong: I don’t necessarily think Steph Curry is the best basketball player, but he changed the game, so he’s going to always go down as being remembered. Now everyone wants to shoot the 3 and shoot it from deep.
I don’t want to be a basketball player that’s a businessman. I want to be a businessman that’s a business.
I had a beautiful life as a basketball player.
He’s a great father – I don’t view him as a coach. He gives me advice as a person and as a basketball player, and I’ve learned a lot from him and my mom.
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